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Why Expanding GO Transit is a Simple Solution for Ontario?

Posted by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | May 28, 2024 | Barrie, Bolton, Brantford, Cambridge, Durham, GO Transit, London, Ontario, Peterborough, Public Transit, Trains, Uxbridge |

Ontario’s transportation infrastructure is in need of rapid expansion, and one of the most...

GO Transit London Route Discontinuation: Failures and Future Hopes

Posted by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Dec 27, 2023 | GO Transit, London, Metrolinx, Ontario, Public Transit |

The recent discontinuation of the GO Transit London route has left commuters and advocates...

GO Transit Grapples with Network-Wide Disruption as CN System Failure Hits Rail Services

Posted by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 3, 2023 | Ajax, Barrie, Durham, GO Transit, Markham, Metrolinx, Ontario, Oshawa, Public Transit, Toronto, TTC |

GO Transit faces significant disruptions as a widespread Canadian National Railway (CN) system...

Japan Still Has A Lot To Teach Us About Transit

Posted by Manny J | Mar 24, 2022 | LRT, Metrolinx, Ontario, Public Transit, Toronto, TTC |

I’m probably going to ramble a bit in this post. When I watch railfans in Japan, it never fails to...

Ontario taking over the TTC?

Posted by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | May 4, 2019 | Open Source, TTC |

An interesting idea, but will it work? I am a bit suspect over the real intentions. If the...

The Transit File – Is Markham the next victim of unchecked urban growth? We must do better!

Posted by Manny J | Oct 13, 2018 | LRT, Markham, Public Transit, TTC, YRT |

I will limit this to one paragraph or more because there is not much more I can say that has not...

The “One City” 30-year plan possibly 20-years too late?

Posted by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Jun 28, 2012 | LRT, News, Ontario, Public Transit, Toronto, TTC, YRT |

Ford says “No”, and Karen says “Yes”! Most Torontonians know we need subways and better transit. We need a proper transit system in Toronto and transit is a smart investment. I was amazed to see how bad...

Keep it simple stupid Air Rail link options dead on arrival

Posted by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Apr 12, 2012 | News |

Keep it simple stupid Air Rail Link options dead on arrival

It’s a rare show of unity on the transit file at City Hall.

With the fight over subway versus LRT now decided, two councillors from opposite ends of the political spectrum are burying the hatchet and joining together to advocate for better rapid transit for Toronto’s west end.

On Wednesday council will consider a motion put forward by Councillor Frances Nunziata – a close ally of Rob Ford – that calls for a major revamp of the Air Rail Link planned to run between Pearson Airport and Union Station by 2015.

You burb I burb we all scream for the suburbs

Posted by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Apr 11, 2012 | Environmental Issues, GTA Culture, GTA Development, GTA Environment, GTA Issues, Poetry |

It’s a cookie cut life of mediocrity, welcome to the burb. It’s all the same, we love it and it’s...

Conversion the Scarborough RT to an LRT Not a Dead Issue according to reports

Posted by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 22, 2008 | Canada, GTA Issues, GTA News, LRT, News, Ontario, Public Transit, Technology, Toronto, World |

The possibility of converting the Scarborough RT to true LRT when its current fleet reaches the end of its life, instead of conversion to ICTS Mark-II, is still being considered by the TTC. In the supplementary agendafor the...

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